LIVE Electronica fans in India have a reason to celebrate!American DJ, electronic producer and Saxophonist - Grant Kwiecinski, popularly known as GRiZ will be the headlining act of the innovative music and art platform - EMERGE Festival. Conceptualised by LIVE Viacom 18, ‘EMERGE’ is an innovative music and art platform bringing emerging international artists to Indian shores with the brand philosophy - ‘like never seen before’.

The new season of EMERGE will kick off this month with international act – GRiZ performing across the cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore from 21^st – 23^rd August, 2015.With LIVE electronic music gaining prominence amongst Indian music lovers, performance by artists such as GRiZ comes as welcome news. Being hailed as a visionary, GRiZ is known for playing the saxophone along with producing funk, electro-soul, and self-described future-funk. Having received fame for his debut album, End of the World Party, in 2011, he ended up supporting bigger artists such as Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Gramatik, and Big Gigantic on their respective tours, eventually leading to his own headlining tour.

In 2013, GRiZ made top reviews in publications such as Detroit Music Magazine, SPIN, and The Untz, who put GRiZ as the "#1 Breakout Artist of 2013.

Commenting on the return of Emerge,Mr. Jaideep Singh, Sr. Vice President and Business Head-Viacom18 Pvt. Ltd. said, “With the LIVE Musicgaining ground amongst Indian audiences, we wanted to enthrall music loverswith performances by big international acts such as GRiZ. By bringing contemporary international musical talent to India, EMERGE has become the destination for experiential LIVE entertainment. With our previous editions receiving a great response, we are focused on building EMERGE as festival ‘like never seen before’.”

Showcasing some of the best sculptures, art installations and live art by talented artistes across the country, EMERGE bridges the gap between India and the global music scenario. Last year the festival witnessed the likes of Grammy nominated British alternate rock sensation, Alt- J, perform to 50,000 people at 24 shows across cities of Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. Audiences were privy to a new genre of ‘hang music’, with independent artist ‘Daniel Waples’ along with popular international acts such as ‘Dismantle’, ‘Go Go Berlin’, ‘The Virginmarys’ and ‘These Reigning Days.’

Mark out these dates:

Delhi: August 21, 2015: Kitty Su, The Lalit, New Delhi

Mumbai: August 22, 2015: Kitty Su, The Lalit, Sahar Road, Andheri, Mumbai

Bangalore: August 23, 2015: The Humming Tree, Indira Nagar, Bangalore